Vice President, News & Content

Postal Code: 53209
Job Category: Television
Employment Type: Full time
Salary: USD per year
Posted: 01.12.2026

FOX Television Stations, one of the nation’s largest owned‑and‑operated broadcast groups, is seeking an experienced and forward‑thinking Vice President, News & Content to lead the FOX 6 newsroom and content strategy across all platforms.

This role oversees editorial vision, newsroom leadership, and a 24/7 content operation spanning broadcast, streaming, digital, FAST channels, and social media. The ideal candidate is a strong newsroom leader who values high‑impact journalism, people‑first leadership, and innovation in streaming and digital storytelling.

• Lead and manage newsroom personnel to deliver high-quality, continuous live and on‑demand content.
• Foster a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performing newsroom culture rooted in empathy, accountability, and clear communication.
• Recruit, develop, coach, and mentor talent, with a focus on professional growth and succession planning.
• Serve as a steady leader during breaking news, severe weather, and crisis situations.
• Take an active role in addressing personnel matters, collaborating with internal partners to ensure they are addressed properly.

• Oversee editorial direction and content production across all platforms.
• Set and uphold editorial and ethical standards to ensure accurate, balanced, and trusted journalism.
• Drive a live breaking news strategy focused on urgency, clarity, and community relevance.
• Act as the voice of the viewer, ensuring coverage reflects and serves the Milwaukee community.

• Develop and execute innovative 24/7 content strategies and original programming, with priority on streaming platforms including FOX Local.
• Ensure seamless integration of content across linear, digital, streaming, FAST, and social platforms.
• Lead a digital-first, streaming-forward content strategy using analytics and audience insights to drive real-time engagement and audience growth across platforms.

• Set newsroom priorities, budgets, forecasts, and resource allocation.
• Stay ahead of media trends, emerging technologies, and evolving audience behaviors.
• Partner closely with the SVP & General Manager to align newsroom strategy with station and company goals and ensure 24/7 communication of critical information.

• Minimum 5 years of senior newsroom leadership experience preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, Communications, or related field preferred.
• Proven people leader with strong emotional intelligence and coaching skills.
• Excellent communicator with strong editorial judgement and commitment to ethical journalism.
• Demonstrated success driving streaming and digital audience growth.
• Strong understanding of analytics, research, and performance metrics.
• Ability to lead calmly and decisively in a fast‑paced, high‑pressure environment.

• Flexibility to work nights, weekends, holidays, and during breaking news or severe weather.
• Ability to travel locally and nationally as needed.
• Must meet standard physical and operational requirements of the role.